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AOSpine Scoliosis Week 2014 Cochin India

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UPDATE June 2016- Dr Krishnakumar joins VPS Lakeshore Hospital,Cochin,Kerala,India as consultant spine surgeon http://news.amrita.edu/news/events/2014/03/31/april-6-12-2014-aospine-scoliosis-week-2014/ April 6-12, 2014 Mar 31st, 2014 Leave a comment AOSpine Scoliosis Week 2014 April 6-12, 2014                                                     Venue :  Health Sciences Campus Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research Center in association with AOSpine will conduct a course program AOSpine Scoliosis Week . The Scoliosis week is a residential week wherein the participant will be exposed to a large number of cases over a short span of time. The program will provide a platform to spine surgeons t...

American Neurosurgeon's visit to Dr Krishnakumar , Spine Division of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

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UPDATE June 2016- Dr Krishnakumar joins VPS Lakeshore Hospital,Cochin,Kerala,India as consultant spine surgeon A VSP Opportunity in Kerala Dr. Ripul Panchal (left) and Dr. KrishnaKumar IASA had arranged for me to visit Dr. Krishna Kumar, an orthopedic spine surgeon, and my gracious host for three days. I arrived in Kochi, Kerala, Saturday evening, and felt as if I had landed in a new country with a different culture and language. Although I was born in India and had visited the country since immigrating to the United States, the culture and language was very different than what I had been accustomed to. I had the Sunday to explore the town, and with a hotel driver visited local tourist attractions such as the St. Francis church (Vasco Da Gama’s Tomb), Chinese fishing nets, the Jewish Synagogue, the Dutch Palace and the newest addition, the Kerala Folklore Theatre & Museum. Monday morning, I arrived at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, a 1500-bed private hos...